Master's Degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling in Portland

Become a professional counselor in Portland

A master's degree in clinical mental health counseling from George Fox, available at our Portland Center will prepare you to work with clients of all ages, either individually or in group counseling across the life span. You will be able to work in a variety of settings, such as private, institutional, community, Christian, and cross-cultural. More specifically, you can work in private practice (group or individual), profit and nonprofit organizations, hospitals, schools, etc.

The master's degree in counseling program, taught in a Christian college setting, ensures you will be highly trained for a career as a counselor. There are many different opportunities for counselors to use their training. Our programs are rooted in the belief that:

People are spiritual-psychological-physical-relational beings

Counselors need to be able to understand and articulate clients' presenting problems and provide treatment from sound psychological and theological principles

Counselors need to possess the skills of a generalist and be equipped to work with a variety of clients of diverse backgrounds and varied developmental stages and needs

Licensure

This program is designed to prepare students to sit for the national licensure exam to become a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Oregon.

Accredited by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling & Related Educational Programs

Advantages of the George Fox counseling program

Courses taught from a systemic perspective

Opportunities to interact with students who are pursuing other mental health professions

An environment that encourages the integration of faith and learning

The option to add a certificate pre- or post-graduation for additional employability and specialization